"Will you buy me this gum?” Tania asked.

-
"No," I said, "and I am not going to buy you any candy, chocolates or chips."

"Da-a-a-d, will you buy this gum for Jason?" Tania asked.

"Smooth," said the cashier.

Comments

B said…
Well, your intellect was surely passed on to Tania, huh? :) Gotta love it when it comes back to bite you! And I love the cashier's response.
July 18, 2007 1:57 PM
Mother of Invention said…
So true! She's thinkin', "Jason's the Prince..he'll do it for him and he'll share."
Gpta give her points for trying!

And did you stand firm?!!
I'm assuming you both limit the junk your kids get...which would be more than most do.

My sister's twin girls never knew what their last name, (Candy)meant until they went to school and saw all the junk other kids had. When they first went out for Hallowe'en, they didn't know what they were given..they started licking the wrappers since they didn't know about packging! They'd do the same with Kraft cheese slices...they thought it was all plastic, they'd only had the really best old cheddar!
July 18, 2007 3:59 PM
tin-tin said…
hahaha. she's so cute! so did you buy the gum for jason? :)
July 21, 2007 1:39 AM
Barbara said…
So did you buy the gum? The burning question from all your readers!
July 23, 2007 3:05 PM
Richard said…
breal: Tania can be very persistent. She is also incredibly bright and articulate (in three languages, no less). But, she is also incredibly shy outside of family.

MOI: I did not buy the gum. I don't mind some candy, but not too much. My mom used to be a pain in this regard, always giving them sugar. The worst was gum, which we would find stuck everywhere.

tin-tin: No, I did not.

barbara: I did not buy the gum. Which got this response from Jason "You always say 'No' more than mommy does. It's always no, no, no, no, no. Why don't you ever say yes?"
July 24, 2007 8:54 AM
Anonymous said…
Children learns their wit from the best, and inherit their strategic thinking. Not pointing fingers anywhere here! =P And Jason wants the truth about why you always say 'no', Spill it out! Hahaha.
July 24, 2007 11:41 PM
Richard said…
gloria: as I told Jason, I do say yes when they ask for the right things - but they do not need a toy or junk food every time we walk into a store.
July 25, 2007 8:46 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Chinese Wisdom Concerning Money

-
[19September-2007 @ 17:11 EST: Revised preamble. This page still gets the most search hits: There is no Anthony de Croud. The e-mail is SPAM. I post things that pique my fancy at the moment. I like the 8 precepts, but the rest of the e-mail is junk. However, I thought it fair to post everything in its entirety. I did not write the e-mail. I did not forward the e-mail. I strongly encourage you not to forward it either. (I also encourage you to reply to whomever sent you the e-mail and tell them you don't appreciate getting junk mail.)] Received this in our e-mail (English translation follows): PRECEPTO CHINO SOBRE EL DINERO EL DINERO PUEDE COMPRAR UNA CASA, PERO NO UN HOGAR, EL DINERO PUEDE COMPRAR UN RELOJ, PERO NO EL TIEMPO. EL DINERO PUEDE COMPRAR UNA CAMA, PERO NO EL SUEÑO. EL DINERO PUEDE COMPRAR UN LIBRO, PERO NO EL CONOCIMIENTO. EL DINERO PUEDE PAGAR UN MÉDICO, PERO NO LA SALUD. EL DINERO PUEDE COMPRAR UNA POSICIÓN, PERO NO EL RESPETO. EL DINERO PUEDE COMPRAR LA SANGRE, PERO ...
Read more

Evolution of a peeve

-
Image
I am often peeved at the way evolution is presented and explained. It is bad enough when lay people get it wrong, but it is intolerable when science commentators and scientists explain it sloppily. First things first, the term evolution comes from the Latin evolutio meaning unrolling. In modern English vernacular is has the generally understood meaning of a progressive change in a particular direction - the general direction being understood as being better or more advanced from the previous form. This is a horrible term to use for the process Darwin described because it comes with preconceptions that are simply untrue - namely that of a progressive change in a particular direction for good (as opposed to its antonym, devolution). It also does not help that so many science commentators (all I would say) and scientists (most, I would say) continue to perpetuate this inaccuracy. The say things like, "Plants evolved colourful flowers to attract insects," or "Organisms evo...
Read more

Eleven years ago today

-
So what happened 11 years ago today? According to wikipedia and BBC’s On This Day – not much. Lot’s of things have happened on March 10th, but, apparently, nothing newsworthy happened on 10-March-1995. On this day, I met Sofia for the first time. I remember this, not because I was so impressed with Sofia, but because of the way I remember things. I remember most of my first encounters with future friends – but generally not the date I met them. But … there is one thing I do tend to remember – birthdays. I remember meeting Sofia because I was asked to pick her up and bring her to a friend’s birthday party. How did this first meeting go? Me: Hi. Are you Sofia? Sofia: Yes. Me: I’m Richard, I’m supposed to pick you up to go to Olga’s party. Sofia: Yes, let me get my coat. Me: I think you should change you skirt and put on a pair of pants. Sofia: No, it’s ok. Me: This is Canada, it is still winter and it can get very cold. Sofia: I’ll be fine, besides we’re going by car. Me I sti...
Read more